Chinese J-15 fighter jets from the Liaoning aircraft carrier twice locked their fire-control radar onto Japanese F-15s near Okinawa during a "far-sea training" exercise.Japan's defense ministry confirmed this incident, prompting Vice-Foreign Minister Funakoshi Takehiro to summon China’s Ambassador Wu Jianghao to lodge a strong protest the following day.China rejected
Japan's accusations as "completely inconsistent with the facts," with Senior Colonel
Zhang Xiaogang stating
Japan's self-defense forces had "maliciously followed and harassed" the Liaoning carrier group, while Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi vowed
Japan would "respond calmly and resolutely."